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surface
does the surface
speak true can we
lift meaning truth
and purpose with a
glance and always
move on the surface
reveals so much more
the more it covers
the grain and textures
tales and memories
trapped stored paved
lost abandoned and
spurned it is the
mystery of all that
is and nothing the
ephemeral eternity
there is an economy
where nothing is lost
and nothing is every
thing our time trapped
views are so shuttered
partial incomplete and
dangerous the sirens
luring us on to the rocks
of destruction where
we choose not to know
and be known but
casually saunter through
these precious days
caring only for self and
self–reflection and
immediate self
realisation bobbing on
the surface with a smile
of blasphemous
satisfaction bob on
© Neil Thompson 2026